software engineering notes.https://www.serpentiel.me/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/you-cant-hand-c-a-go-function/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/you-cant-hand-c-a-go-function/C wants a bare code address; a Go function is a closure. The pattern that works ships an integer and keeps the function at home.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:04:00 GMTgocgobetterglobekeyhttps://www.serpentiel.me/posts/architecture-is-a-testing-strategy/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/architecture-is-a-testing-strategy/A third of betterglobekey is tests. In a cgo app, that number is an architectural choice, not a work ethic.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:41:00 GMTgocgotestingbetterglobekeyhttps://www.serpentiel.me/posts/you-dont-need-xcode/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/you-dont-need-xcode/A global event tap, an AppKit HUD, real macOS permissions — compiled by go build. The IDE was never the requirement.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:40:00 GMTgocgomacosbetterglobekeyhttps://www.serpentiel.me/posts/cycling-is-the-wrong-primitive/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/cycling-is-the-wrong-primitive/Four input sources, two used hourly. Why the Globe key needed a rework, and what betterglobekey does instead.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:44:00 GMTmacosbetterglobekeyhttps://www.serpentiel.me/posts/float64-is-not-an-integer/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/float64-is-not-an-integer/Everyone knows JavaScript mangles big integers. Almost nobody checks whether Go does.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:18:00 GMTgojsonhttps://www.serpentiel.me/posts/github-apps-cant-upvote/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/github-apps-cant-upvote/A GraphQL mutation no permission can unlock.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:14:00 GMTgithubhttps://www.serpentiel.me/posts/starting-from-scratch-again/https://www.serpentiel.me/posts/starting-from-scratch-again/New site again. Tradition.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:29:00 GMTmeta